Man Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Swindling Churches and Business Owners Nationwide in Advance-fee Fraud Scheme

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014.  A man who victimized small businesses and churches nationwide, including three churches in Chicago, in a so-called “advance-fee” fraud scheme, was sentenced yesterday to more than four years in federal prison after being convicted at trial last summer. Prosecutors said that the defendant, JAMAL E. LAWSON, Sr., “fleeced noble church pastors and hard-working businessmen” of more than $225,000 by repeatedly telling lies about his credentials, experience, and ability to obtain loans on…